Cleared Traditional

Microlife Upper Arm Automatic Digital Blood Pressure Monitor (K170467) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II Cardiovascular device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K170467 · Microlife Intellectual Property GmbH · Cardiovascular device
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Aug 2017
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Class 2
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K170467 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Microlife Upper Arm Automatic Digital Blood Pressure Monitor. Classified as System, Measurement, Blood-pressure, Non-invasive (product code DXN), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Microlife Intellectual Property GmbH (Widnau, CH). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 30, 2017 after a review of 195 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Cardiovascular FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 870.1130 - the FDA cardiovascular device oversight framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Cardiovascular review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K170467 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 16, 2017
Decision Date August 30, 2017
Days to Decision 195 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
70d slower than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 195d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code DXN System, Measurement, Blood-pressure, Non-invasive
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 870.1130
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Cardiovascular devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - DXN System, Measurement, Blood-pressure, Non-invasive

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